Bills vs. Steelers: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

The third preseason game is what is considered the most important of the preseason. That is when the starters play the most, usually the first half. It is also the only game that the coaches game plan for the opponent.

Here is this weeks version of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

The Good

Defense:

The Steelers defense look as if they are ready to pick up where they left off last year. The defense dominated the Buffalo starters from the opening drive.

James Farrior returned an interception for a touchdown, single handily outscoring the entire Bills team.

Limas Sweed:

For the first time in his young career, Limas Sweed played as if he knew exactly what he was doing. Sweed finished the game with four receptions for 34 yards. What stood out was the only incomplete thrown to Sweed on a pass where Sweed was pushed out of bounds.

Rashard Mendenhall:

After a slow start, Mendenhall recorded his first touchdown of the preseason on the Steelers final drive of the first half.

Stefan Logan:

If this man does not make the team for his special teams ability, I have to question the decision that the front office is making. Logan was stellar for the second week in a row.

Ben Roethlisberger:

Roethlisberger was 15-19 for 168 yards, picking apart the Buffalo secondary at will.

Joe Burnett:

As the Bills tried to avoid the shutout at the end of the game by kicking a field goal, speedy Joe Burnett ran around the outside to block the kick, and preserve the shut out.

The Bad

Offensive line:

On the Steelers first drive, the offensive line played like they played last year. After the first drive, they seemed to come together.

Rashard Mendenhall:

On the Steelers opening drive, Mendenhall fumbled in Buffalo territory, to end a drive where the Steelers were already in field goal range.

The Ugly

There were a total of three injuries to the Steelers.

Carey Davis injured an ankle early in the game, though he would later return.

On the Bills opening drive of the second half, Mike Tomlin decided to keep the starters in for one more drive, to build on the first half momentum. On that defensive stand, starting ILB Lawrence Timmons injured his ankle. Details are not year known.

Instead of taking a knee for the last play of the game, Tomlin ran off tackle, and Isaac Redman was injured on the play.

Mike Tomlin's decision to play the defensive starters in the beginning of the second half resulted in the Timmons injury, and his decision not to take a knee resulted in Redmans. Everyone loves Mike Tomlin, but these are decisions that need to be made better.